Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.1° C
1.7° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.1
S
18
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
962
955
1055
1075
974
883
798
687
687
700
601
513
432
377
384
768
790
743
581
530
514
378
350
229
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
S
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:50AM1.71m
11:13PM1.70m
11:48AM1.81m
00:11AM1.75m
12:47PM1.92m
1:09AM1.81m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.34m
5:27AM0.26m
6:02PM0.30m
6:23AM0.19m
7:01PM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
7
6
6
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
3
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
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